INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Sensex and Nifty swung between gains and losses amid volatile trade in the first hourThe S-P BSE Sensex index and the broader NSE Nifty
benchmark swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as the markets lost steam a day after clocking a record high
Shares in other Asian markets however rose on optimism about a US-China trade deal, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares
Metal StocksTen out of the 19 sectoral indices on the BSE traded in the positive zone
In percentage terms, the metal sector was the top gainer - led by Jindal Steel and Hindalco which rose as much as 2.77 per cent and 2.40 per
cent respectively - while the top laggard was consumer durables.Mahindra - Mahindra To Recall Some XUV300sMahindra and Mahindra shares were
flat after the company said it will recall a limited batch of XUV300 vehicles to fix a faulty suspension component.At 10:21 am, the M-M
cent.Sensex, Nifty Reverse Direction At Least Eight Times After Positive Start After starting the session on a higher note, the markets have
so far reversed direction at least eight times
The National Stock Exchange India VIX index - which gauges the market's expectation of volatility in the near term - jumped as much as
Banking, Auto Stocks RiseBuying picked up in auto, metal and state-run banking sectors, rescuing the markets out of the negative territory
At 9:48 am, the Sensex traded 56.95 points - or 0.14 per cent - higher at 40,358.91 while the Nifty was up 8.35 points at
Service+0.27%Nifty Pharma+0.29%Nifty Bank+0.32%Nifty Realty+0.43%Nifty Metal+0.73%Nifty Auto+1.00%Nifty PSU Bank+1.63%Sensex, Nifty Turn
Negative Amid Volatile TradeHowever, gains were short-lived as losses in financial, IT and consumer goods stocks outweighed gains in auto
The Sensex moved to the negative territory to hit 40,237.97, down 63.99 points from the previous close
the Sensex traded 81.22 points - or 0.20 per cent - higher at 40,383.18 while the Nifty was at 11,958.80, up 17.50 points - or 0.15 per cent
- from the previous close
1.08 per cent and 5.90 per cent higher
On the other side, Zee Entertainment, Sun Pharma, GAIL, Kotak Bank and HCL Tech - trading between 0.64 per cent and 1.38 per cent lower -
per cent) at a record closing high of 40,301.96, and the Nifty at 11,941.30, up 50.70 points - or 0.43 per cent - from its previous
close.Sensex Up Over 100 Points In Pre-Open MarketThe S-P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 124.66 to 40,426.62 in the pre-opening